CQ0DSM B - Portugal's latest D-Star repeater

CQ0DSM B is the call sign of the most recent D-STAR repeater radio station in operation since October, 3rd in Portugal.

Located in Serra de São Mamede / Portalegre, Portugal, but only a few Km of the border with the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in Spain, this device is by now only on a test phase.

The entire project, as well as the official operational licence, goes to A.R.R. (Associação de Radioamadores do Ribatejo).

This regional ham radio association would like to express a public gratitude, appreciation and recognition, regarding all those colleagues who helped on the accomplishment of such remarkable motivating project.

This assignment was only possible thanks to group of financial contributors, all dedicated to pursuit the intended goal right until the end.

According with the plan, a gateway connection is now ready and will be accessible soon. The preliminary works of this first intervention had in mind a simple start of the repeater on its basic, but full functional, features.

Obviously time is never enough and, as usual with amateur setting up's, a few unpredictable "Murphy's law" events had a say in order to postpone some important efforts for the next visit.

Below we let you with the previously announced data and TRX configuration tips :

UHF Channel: RU680
Call Sign: CQ0DSM B
TX Repeater: 438,500 MHz
RX Repeater: 430,900 MHz
Shift: -7,6 MHz.
RF Power: 15 W.
QTH local designation: Serra de São Mamede / Portalegre
Geographic Location: N 39º 18` 45,50" / W 007º 21´ 30,72"
Locator Maidenhead: IM69hh
Altitude (ASL): 1025m.
Heading: Omni Vertical.
Mode: GMSK.
DesEmi: 6K00F7W.
Internet Gateway: Not Available at moment, will be accessible soon.
Licence owner and maintenance responsibility: A.R.R. - Associação de Radioamadores do Ribatejo

This Local Ham Radio Association have join efforts with NAUCOM (Icom's delegate company for Portugal), and thanks to ICP-ANACOM - (the equivalent to FCC in Portugal ) conformity, the project have become achievable.

D-Star repeaters installed until this moment in Portugal:

Channel / Tx Rpt(MHz) / Rx Rpt(MHz) / Located / Call Sign

RU676 / 438,4500 / 430,8500 / Terceira Island -AZORES / CQ0DAH B.

RU678 / 438,4750 / 430,8750 / S. ARRÁBIDA - SETÚBAL / CQ0DSA B.

RU680 / 438,5000 / 430,9000 / S. SÃO MAMEDE - PORTALEGRE / CQ0DSM B.

RU682 / 438,5250 / 430,9250 / S. CANDEEIROS - LEIRIA / CQ0DLR B.

RU684 / 438,5500 / 430,9500 / PENHA de FRANÇA - LISBOA / CQ0DLX B.

RU686 / 438,5750 / 430,9750 / S. LEIRANCO - CHAVES / CQ0DCH B.

RU686 / 438,5750 / 430,9750 / S. FÓIA - ALGARVE / CQ0DFO B.

Best Regards from Portugal.

More info soon in website of A. R. R. : http://www.ct1arr.org/

João Costa CT1FBF